Comment by ivanjermakov
15 hours ago
Stopped using paper the day I graduated uni. Digital tools are superior in all aspects for my way of thinking.
15 hours ago
Stopped using paper the day I graduated uni. Digital tools are superior in all aspects for my way of thinking.
"Writing by Hand is Good for your Brain - Here's how to do it"
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/writing-by-hand-is-goo...
Hard to imagine for me. I love the feel of pencil. And the mind feels different.
I personally only have negative association with anything related to paper, handwriting, and stationery, since it reminds me of school.
Maybe it would be different if I wasn't forced to use them to do things I hated for 10000+ hours.
Not exactly a negative association, but I was the kid complaining in elementary school in the 90s that cursive was a waste of my time. They insisted I’d need it for college; I told them I’d turn all my assignments in after typing them. Well, I never turned in a single handwritten writing assignment in my entire time in college. :)
you'd think so, but there's something you lose in terms of neural pathways, through some weird effect. I find that anything I physically write down sticks much better in my brain.
Except for sketching out ideas and designs for woodworking. Or jotting down any kind of quick idea I have when I am on the road (frequently). Or sketching an idea for a screen print or art design. Or making notes about what groceries to pick up the next time the wife and I head to the grocery store.
Actually, I use paper every day. I might even be going more "all in" on paper since I invested in fountain pens lately and have built a desk just for writing (with said fountain pens). But I'm probably an outlier.
(I do scan in my Field Notes notebooks to digital once I fill one up.)
>Or jotting down any kind of quick idea I have when I am on the road (frequently).
Seems way too inconvenient compared to opening a notes app on a phone. I always have a phone with me, but there's no way I'd ever bring paper with me when leaving home.
>Or sketching an idea for a screen print or art design.
Fundamentally niche, but if ever wanted to draw anything, I'd get a tablet.
>Or making notes about what groceries to pick up the next time the wife and I head to the grocery store.
I use the cart of the grocery delivery app as a grocery list when going there in person. But if I didn't I'd just make a checklist in a notes app.
Except for doing maths, which is painful to input on screens (but beautiful).
For math I'm usually writing small programs or using spreadsheets, which again has benefits or search/edits/versions/undo.
I’m writing a Kurt Vonnegut book out by hand in cursive on paper. Digital tools can’t give me the same effects and benefits of doing the same thing.